DAN BAILEY & ADAM READ TESTIFY IN SENATE

02/28/2018

On Tuesday, February 27, AIA Maryland's Past President Dan Bailey and Secretary Adam Read of Penza Bailey Achitects testified in favor of Senate Bill 1020, Procurement – Architectural Services and Engineering Services – Reciprocal Preference. AIA Maryland completed a multi-year effort to determine how much work in dollars, jobs and taxes leaves our State when out-of-town architectural firms are awarded Maryland contracts over equally qualified local firms. A study reveals that over 25% of awards for architectural services are secured by firms not headquartered in Maryland.